Part A The word cracks has several possible meanings. Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word cracks in the passage. Part B Which excerpt from paragraph 3 is the best clue to the answer for Part A?

Group of answer choices

breaks open

loses control

solves a mystery

sharp sounds

Enter a couple of curious keas.

they tear your tent to shreds

pick up stones to throw at the windows

chew apart the bungee cords

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in